Also, bids toward Unipetrol’s privatization have to be submitted to the privatization advisor today; again, the tender winner should be chosen by the Cabinet during its extraordinary meeting on December 17. The short-listed bidders are an IOC consortium (Agip/Royal Dutch Shell/Conoco), a MOL/TVK/OMV consortium, Rotch Energy, and Agrofert (which could still link up with one of the other short-listed bidders).
See the enclosed file for detailed comments on the Unipetrol privatization.
(Jiri Soustruznik)